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HF 711 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including establishment training programs, schools of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, and course of study.

HF 711 updates regulations for barbering and cosmetology professionals and their training programs in Minnesota. It establishes standards for schools, course curricula, and the practice of these arts and sciences, directly affecting licensed practitioners, training institutions, and students. The bill, which passed both chambers and was signed into law by the Governor on June 6, 2025, modifies existing licensing and educational requirements without specifying new fees or penalties.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 Signed Jun 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled with Governor's Action → Reprinted · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill establishes a new 'establishment training program' that allows licensed barbering and cosmetology schools to train unlicensed individuals to perform basic services like shampooing, cutting, and styling under direct supervision. The changes expand the scope of who can work in these establishments by creating a pathway for unlicensed staff to provide specific services without a full license, provided they are trained and supervised by a licensed professional. It also adds new requirements for schools to disclose the status of unlicensed workers to consumers and gives the board authority to discipline establishments that fail to comply with these new rules.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from regulating only licensed practitioners to including unlicensed individuals working under supervision within licensed establishments, creating a new category of permitted activity.
ELIGIBILITY

Created a new 'establishment training program' allowing unlicensed persons to perform specific services (shampooing, cutting, coloring, styling) under the direct supervision of a licensed practitioner.

Clarified that students who partially complete a training program are not eligible for licensure in a different field (e.g., esthetics) unless they complete the full requirements for that specific field.

REQUIREMENT

Added mandatory disclosure requirements for establishments to inform consumers that unlicensed individuals are providing services and that these individuals are not licensed to perform other procedures.

Established new facility, equipment, and infection control standards specifically for the establishment training program.

ENFORCEMENT

Granted the board authority to order immediate cessation of the program and conduct formal proceedings if an establishment violates the new training program rules.

Floor votes · Senate May 12, 2025 · House Mar 17, 2025

How they voted

28–21
Passed
Total votes 49
May 12, 2025
D Democratic16
2 Yea 14 Nay
87% Nay
R Republican33
26 Yea 7 Nay
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
9
Committee
0
Amendments
9
Jun 6, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 6.
upper
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-3188.
upper
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-3188.
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 74, nays 12.
lower
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment H-1325, as amended.
lower
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1331 out of order.
lower
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1352 to Senate amendment H-1325 filed, adopted.
lower
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1331 filed.
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Senate amendment H-1325 filed.
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 20.
upper
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment S-3143 adopted.
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3143 filed.
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 67, nays 29.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1046 adopted.
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1046 filed.
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.